New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-28
Miss Powel's Travels.
From Youths Companion.

months, Miss Pamela Powell would
have found it difficult to explain.
Partly it was because the chance
had come to her.
f'1t was none of my seeking" she
said to an ihquiringfri america
is quite good enough for me. never
felt any call to go gadding about the
world in search OF something better.
This is James doing. I'd never have
fthought OF it if it hadn't been for him.
He's picked up a foolish notion son1s-
where that people who've been to
Europe are better off and,
Kind OF respected and looked up
to. and he wants his folks to be equal
to other folks folks. So when they
struck the new bed of ore in that
mine Of his and it turned out to be
worth so much more than any one
supposed it was, he was taken with a.
rich cit, and nothing would serve him
BUT l must 60 over at his expense,
and travel the whole summer and see
rythlng. .l
In spite OF this disclaimer, think
there may have been a mingling Of
other motives in Miss Pamela's deci-
sion. She has a private desire to see
Europe in order to prove to her own
mind and the minds OF others that it
was inferior to America. This was
not a broad or just view to take Of
the matter, but there was a certain
loyalty and consistency in it that
was very characteristic.
She was stanchly woman Of her
word, and having consented to go she
did So, on the first. OF July, in one of
the grandest of steamers. 1t was
her first experience OF g. large steam
vessel. Her dissatisfaction with
everything foreign began on the first
days OF her voyage.
"There can't be any use in all this
wabbling," she told the stewardess,
"and that screw, or whatever it is,
that keeps up such a grinding would
run smooth if the engineer knew his
business.
But in spite of her protest the vessel
kept on "wabbling'' and the screw
continue to grind, and Miss Pamela
had to endure both as best she might,
tlll. on thu ninth day, her miseries
ended at liverpool
Ended, did I say? They only be-
gan.
A night on shore after many nights
at sea can never be unwelcome, but
Miss Pamela was by no means
pleased with the arrangements of
the big Railway Hotel to which,
in common with most of her fell
passengers, she repaired. She was
asked double for her room because it
had a double bed in it, which seemed
unfair, because she did not want q
double bed, and only took it because
no single ones could be had. When it
came to the charge of shilling for
the use Of a tin bathtub her lndigna-
tion overhowed
lin America we should be ashamed
to charge q stranger for little water
to wash in," she said, severely, to the
"Boots," who had brought her bill.
mo charge made for the water,
mum: it's use of tub. Please remem-
hber the Boots, num-
"Pm not likely to forget anything
.at hotel like this.' responded Miss
Pamela, and she walked males 5ically
sson, taking no notice of his out
stretched hand. The railway was the
ss'eSt object which excited her repro.
baton.
''How behind the times these English
are!' she said to her next neighbor.
"How different these cars are from
ours! No stove, no ice.water, no
tboys with books, and you can't get
up and move about if you want to
lever SO much. Tine baggage arrange
ments are perfectly benighted. I ask
Led for a check, and the man didn't
even know what meant. He persist
sd in saying that it was all right and
i should have no trouble about get
ting my trunk in London, if only I'd
2recollect that 1T was in the second
'4ussg,agge.van. When l asked what was
to hinder some one else claiming it
and .carryingit away before Igot there,
he said If | liked could get out now
and then and keep an eye on it, but
there wasn't often any trouble about
luggage. Gracious! what's that?" as
sthe door closed with lond click.
''Only the guard locking us in," ex-
planned her neighbor.
"Locking us in! That I will not
submit to-" screamed Miss Pamela.
"Guard! guardl Come here this mo-
ment!"
@Yes'm," said the guard, popping
his head in at the window as the tram
moved away.
"Unaock that door at once, please.
4 can't Imagine why you locked it. 1t
snakes 'Ine as nervous as fish out OF
water. Suppose the train should
catch fpe. Pray, what what would
you expect us to do then?"
Sorry, mum, can't oblige you.
Against orders of company, num-"
sad the guard hurried away, clin ing
TO the. window-frames as he passed
from one carriage to the other, and
leaving Miss Pamela at q white heat
OF indignation
- "A of on, tho I'd 11iao oE follor-